Window screen catch



Dec. 31, 1946.

J. FREELANDER WINDOW SCREEN CATCH Filed Jan. 10, 1945 Patented Dec. 31, 1946 2,413,444

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WINDOW SCREEN CATCH Julius Freelander, Kansas City, Mo. Application January 10, 1945, Serial No. 572,142 1 Claim. (01. 292-218) 2 My invention relates to improvements in wingaged releasably successively and lockingly by dow screen catches. said arm, when said latch member 4 is swung One of the objects of my invention is to prodownwardly between the portions It to the lockvide a novel window screen catch, which may be ing position, as shown in the drawing. The easily and quickly applied to any ordinary win- 5 ratchet member 9 is provided with means adaptdow screen, which will firmly hold the screen in ed to securely hold it in the operative position, its proper closed position, which is simple, cheap above described, which, as shown, comprises an to make and install in its operative position, angular base portion [2, adapted to be fastened, which is durable, and is eflicient in its operation. as shown, to the upper side of the sill l, between The n vel f a ur s of my nv ntion are here- 10 the screen frame 2 and the sash 3 by two screws inafter fully described and claimed. l3.

In the accompanying drawing, which illus- In operation, the screen frame 2 is pulled intrates the preferred embodiment of my invention, wardly by the operator holding the hooked end Fig. 1 is a side view of my improved screen of thelatch member 4, until the lower end of the catch shown in operative locking position between frame 2 strikes the slanting upper side of the a wind w s r n frame n t sash, pa t being sill l. The latch member 4 is then swung downshown in elevation, parts in vertical section, and wardly between the upstanding portions in of Parts broken Y- the ratchet member 9. In such downward move- Fig. 2 is a top view of part of what is shown in ment, the detent arms 8 will respectively engage the ratchet teeth ll of the two rows successively 3 is an inside elevation of What is Shown in until the detent arms are lockingly engaged with Fig. 2. two of the teeth respectively. To release the Similar characters of reference designate simscreen frame 2, the upper end portions of the Parts in the difielent VieWS- portions l0 are forced outwardly, releasing the I designates an ordinary window sill, 2 a windetent arms 8, after which the latch member 4 dow screen'frame above the window sill, and 3 is swung upwardly from its engaging position the lower window sash at the inner side of the t th t het member, Screen frame and Spaced therefrom- Many modifications of my invention, within the 4 designates a latch member, which in the form scope of t appended i may h made t sh wn mp s s a y d a r d ha in a d so out departing from the spirit of my invention. engaging hook 5 at its inner end. Means are h t i i provided for PiVO'GiIIg the Outer end of the latch In a window screen catch, in combination with member to the inner side of the screen frame 2, a latch member having lateral arm, of means which means as Shown comprises screw eye 6 adapted to pivot said latch member on a horimounted in the inner side of the frame 2 and having its eye pivotally engaged with an eye I on the outer end of the latch member 4.

The latch member 4- has extending horizontally through it a transverse pin having projecting ends which form detent arms 8 disposed inter- 40 zontal axis to the inner side of a window screen frame, a ratchet member comprising a resilient plate having an upstanding portion with a plurality of ratchet teeth, one above the other, and means adapted to attach the lower portion of said mediate of the hand hook 5 and the eye ratchet member to the upper side of the window A ratchet member is provided for releasably sill spaced from and at the inner side of the screen lockingly engaging the arms a of t latch frame, and in a position in which said ratchet her 4, forh'oldmg latter in the locking posh ,teeth w1ll extend inwardly and Will be successively tion, holdingthe lower end of the screen frame i pressed outwardly, with Said upstand- 2 against the upper side of the slanting portion mg Pcrtlon, Sam hen Said latch of the Window 5111 her is swung downwardly with said arm at the Such ratchet member in the form shown cominner S de of said upstanding portion, said upprises afpreferably resilient metal plate 9 hav- Standing Dori/i011 being Sprung forwardly ma uing two spaced apart upstanding portions In, each ally when it is desired to free said latch memberv having on its inner side, one above the other, a and permit its upwar win in t a release plurality of ratchet teeth I I adapted to be in the position, path of one of the detent arms 8 and to be 811* JULIUS FREELANDER. 

